Let’s begin with a public service announcement: this article contains math. Don’t worry, though; it should be easy enough. No reason to be scared. Earlier this week, all NHL teams had to submit their Opening Night rosters to the league office.
The Los Angeles Kings will be without a few prominent players as training camp begins. According to the Kings’ Manager of Editorial Content, Zach Dooley, the Kings will be without winger Kevin Fiala for the next several weeks.
Kevin Fiala hasn’t played a hockey game since fracturing his leg while representing his country at the 2026 Winter Olympics in February — and it looks like his return to action could take even longer than expected.
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The NHL has had an interesting new millennium. It was a league sans a salary cap when the 2000s started… and then the owners locked the players out for an entire season.
The Los Angeles Kings announced today that star forward Kevin Fiala will “miss the start of training camp” after undergoing follow-up surgery connected to the injuries he sustained at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina.
The Los Angeles Kings will have to wait a little bit longer to get back one of their top offensive threats. On Thursday, the Kings announced that winger Kevin Fiala underwent a procedure and will miss the start of the team’s upcoming training camp.
With training camp just around the corner, we are previewing each player on the LA Kings roster. Up first: Kevin Fiala! Birthdate: July 22, 1996 Birthplace: St.
On Feb. 13, 2026, Kevin Fiala sustained a lower leg injury while representing Team Switzerland during an Olympic game in Milan, Italy. The 6-foot Swiss native has been crucial in being a top scorer for the Los Angeles Kings and an important playmaker.
The Vancouver Canucks are expected to be busy once the NHL’s Olympic trade freeze lifts Sunday night, even if nothing is imminent. According to Thomas Drance of The Athletic, Vancouver does not currently have a deal lined up to be announced when the freeze ends at 8:59 p.m.
People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.
Here are some takeaways from the tournament as a whole.
The Kings are looking to add a middle-six scoring winger before the March 6 trade deadline in the wake of Kevin Fiala‘s season-ending leg injury, The Fourth Period’s David Pagnotta said on “Daily Faceoff Live” yesterday.
The Los Angeles Kings promise to be one of the more active teams at the NHL trade deadline in March, as it’s imperative the team make the playoffs in Anze Kopitar’s last season before retirement.
Heading into the Olympic break, Los Angeles Kings general manager Ken Holland pushed his chips to the middle and pulled the trigger, landing superstar forward Artemi Panarin in a trade with the New York Rangers that sent prospect Liam Greentree, a 2026 conditional third-round pick, and a 2028 conditional fourth-round pick to New York.
Earlier today, the Los Angeles Kings announced that they’ve recalled netminder Pheonix Copley from the AHL’s Ontario Reign. Additionally, the Kings have placed forward Kevin Fiala on the injured reserve, as expected.
Every NHL team’s worst nightmare at the Olympics came true for the Los Angeles Kings with Kevin Fiala’s leg injury against Team Canada. Fiala’s injury caused him to be taken off the ice on a stretcher and undergo surgery in Italy.
Los Angeles Kings forward Kevin Fiala will miss the remainder of the regular season after surgery to repair a leg injury sustained last week while competing for Switzerland at the Milan Cortina Olympics.
After losing forward Kevin Fiala for the season to knee surgery, the Los Angeles Kings will need to make a decision. Are they going to try to replace his production on the trade market or make a run with the roster they have?
The injury occurred during Friday's game between Switzerland and Canada at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympic Games.
There is a heartbreaking update on Kevin Fiala’s injury situation at the 2026 Winter Olympics. According to NHL insider Elliotte Friedman, Fiala underwent surgery Saturday morning in Italy.
The Kevin Fiala injury update is not good. According to the Swiss Ice Hockey PR account and their official team website, “Kevin Fiala was injured in the second group game against Canada and will miss the rest of the Olympic tournament.” Fiala was down on the ice with a serious injury late in the third period of Switzerland’s loss to Team Canada.
One of the main reasons NHL teams opposed player participation in the Olympics was the concern over injuries that could be avoided. That fear has come to fruition for the Los Angeles Kings.
After already dealing with two other injuries during Friday night’s 5-1 loss to Canada, Switzerland suffered their biggest blow yet, as Kevin Fiala had to be stretchered off the ice after sustaining an injury.
While the tournament itself is thrilling fans and a source of pride for players, there is an enormous risk for the league with relatively little reward.
Kevin Fiala suffered an apparent serious injury during Switzerland’s Olympic game on Friday at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Games, casting a shadow over his ability to play the rest of the tournament.
We’re deep enough into the NHL season now that patience is starting to wear thin for some around the league.
There’s nothing better for a team than to see one of their best players bounce back after facing some adversity. That was the case for the Los Angeles Kings and forward Kevin Fiala.
The Los Angeles Kings take on the San Jose Sharks tonight (Oct. 29) and one player was surprisingly left out of the Kings’ lineup. Forward Kevin Fiala is a healthy scratch tonight, according to a report from Elliotte Friedman, after he missed a team meeting.
It's a packed night in the NHL playoffs, with four games, and once again, YB's NHL expert Griffin Carroll is drawn to the late-night Western Conference matchups.
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